Scholarship

SOCIETY OF STUKELY WESTCOTT DESCENDANTS OF AMERICA
BARLOW MILES WESTCOTT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – Spring 2024

“Raising future generations on the foundation of our ancestry”

Description

Stukely Westcott, (1592-1677), planter-churchman-public servant, held strong beliefs about liberty, freedom of speech, and taking action to create a new way of life in Colonial America. His commitment to those ideals is recorded in the history of early New England, and has been continuously modeled within the diaspora of his descendants through time since then.

To honor and promote these continuing family contributions to our Nation, the Westcott Society is pleased to offer a minimum of one $2500 scholarship to an applicant age 16 to 26, who will be entering, or returning to, an educational program beyond the high school level. The recipient, or parent of same, must be a member in good standing of the Society of Stukely Westcott Descendants of America, and have been for at least two years, with all dues up-to-date.

This scholarship is named in honor of Barlow Miles Westcott, a veteran and long-standing member, officer, and director of SSWDA.  If the recipient is a veteran or a child of a veteran, an additional $500 will be awarded.

The award will be paid directly to the Registrar of the institution where the recipient is enrolled.

Winning essays will be published in the Society of Stukely Westcott Descendants of America Quarterly Newsletter.